Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 69th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 74.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,372 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Bhutan ranks 69th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release